December 3, 2007

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=12 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0408dfc3.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #999980;" BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0418dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Arial" ><B>Roscommon Township</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>   </B></FONT><B>  </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roscommon Township"><B>home</B></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minutes"><B>Minutes</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 2, 2008">January 2, 2008</A>    <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February 5, 2008">February 5, 2008</A>   <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" March 4, 2008"> March 4, 2008</A>   <A 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HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="865"><div> Supervisor Randall called the meeting to order at 7:00 with Planning Commission Chairperson Mort West, leading the Pledge of Allegiance.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Board present: </B>Supervisor Randall, Clerk Stevenson, Treasurer Annie Hose, Trustees:   Akin & Pastula   All present</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="865"><div> <B>Consent Agenda </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="865"><div> Motion by Hose, support by Stevenson to approve the items on the consent agenda with add on's, as presented.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="865"><div> <B>Correspondence</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="865"><div> MSHDA Re:  Community Assistance Team Workshops     Motion by Stevenson, support by Pastula, to authorize one mileage reimbursement to attend the MSHDA Downtown Revitalization Workshop.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="865"><div> RTPC Re:  Proposed change to Outdoor Furnaces      Motion by Stevenson, support by Akin, to adopt Resolution #2007-12-3 to ammend the Roscommon Township Ordinance #17 as follows:  Section 4.36 Outdoor Furnaces, subsection D-2-to read as follows:  2.  Permitted Zones, Outdoor furnaces shall be permitted only in the A-Agriculture, A-1 Agriculture and R-3 Residential Zones.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="865"><div> Motion by Stevenson, support by Hose, to adopt Resolution #2007-12-3a to amend the Roscommon Township Ordinance #17 as follows:  Section 4.36 Outdoor Furnaces:  Subsection D.4 to read as follows:  4.  Outdoor Furnaces must be at least 200 feet from nearest existing dwelling which is not on the same property.  Hose, Pastula, Akin, Stevenson:  All Yes, Randall: N, 4 Yes, 1 No, Motion Carried</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="865"><div> MDOT Re:  Rural Transportation Planning Process    Motion by Stevenson, support by Pastula, to authorize one mileage reimbursement to attend the MDOT Rural Transportation Planning Process at the Grayling Transportation Service Center.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="865"><div> Charter Communication Re:  Channel lineup changes and high definition</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="865"><div> Waste Management Re:  Possible extension of current contract for curbside with Denton and Roscommon Township.  Board's consesus was to contact Republic for quote</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="865"><div> <B>Unfinished Business</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="865"><div> Renovation to Fire Hall-none</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="865"><div> Transfer Station Tractor and Chipper Maintenance, tabled</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="865"><div> <B>New Business</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="865"><div> Roscommon Township Fire Dept.  ISO dropped down to #6</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="865"><div> Board of Review 12-11-07 and is for errors and omissions, homestead review and poverty exemption.  Assessmens can only be brought before the March Board of Review.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="865"><div> Update of Board of Review Poverty Exemption Policy.    Motion by Stevenson, support by Pastula, to update the poverty threshold figures to comply with the annual Federal Updates.   All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="865"><div> New IRS mileage rates.   Motion by Akin, support by Hose to update the Mileage reimbursement rate from .485 to .501/2 cents per mile beginning 1-1-08.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="865"><div> Airport Tractor Maintenance.   Motion by Hose, support by Akin, to authorize the request for maintenance on the airport tractor for the following items:  battery, oil, hydraulic fluid and drive shaft for snow blower for an amount not to exceed $750.00.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="865"><div> <B>Announcements</B>:  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Announcements</B>:  Toys for Tots drop box is located at the Township Hall until      12-14-07</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="865"><div> Motion by Hose, support by Akin to adjourn at 7:34 p.m.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="865"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="865" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="865"><div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Barbara J Stevenson, Township Clerk                    Date                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="865"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="865" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="865"><div> Diane F. Randall, Supervisor                                 Date</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>